YONKERS HIGH SCHOOL

As a large high school in YONKERS, New York, YONKERS HIGH SCHOOL enrolls 1,111 students from grades 9 through 12, one of the schools within YONKERS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT. By comparison, New York's public schools average about 668 students each, so YONKERS HIGH SCHOOL sits 66% larger than that benchmark.

Within YONKERS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT, which oversees 42 schools and 24,376 students, YONKERS HIGH SCHOOL is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, YONKERS HIGH SCHOOL logs that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 56% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school logs 15% Asian, 14% White, 13% Black, 2% multiracial. By comparison, Westchester County as a whole is about 27% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, The school currently runs with 72 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.4:1. The state averages around 11.0:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 76% of students at YONKERS HIGH SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Westchester County (around 38%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), YONKERS HIGH SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 47.2%; this one delivers 57.3%.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Westchester County indicate median household earnings sit near $118,976, about 53% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. YONKERS HIGH SCHOOL is one of 255 public schools in Westchester County (combined enrollment of about 140,968 students).

Nearest neighbor: YONKERS MIDDLE SCHOOL, around 0.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), YONKERS HIGH SCHOOL ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 38.0%.

The school occupies a bedroom-community site.

Five-year trend. YONKERS HIGH SCHOOL's enrollment has decreased 9% since 2018, when it stood at 1,216 (now 1,111). The Hispanic share of enrollment rose from 48% to 56% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 17.4:1 in 2018 to 15.4:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for YONKERS HIGH SCHOOL typically covers open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.